Christmas in 2008

[LOVEDISNEYLAND]

I'm sitting here listening to christmas music on my favorite station and I was just thinking and had a question. This year with the economy not being to great, will you limit your Christmas spending or will you try and maintain the same type of spending as you did in the past? I know for us we will not be able to have such a big christmas this year as we have had in the past but, for some reason I'm not really all that bummed. Don't get me wrong I would love to be able to buy the best gifts for everyone and for me personally, I honestly don't really want all that much for Christmas this year. I think it's just because I LOVE the holidays so much ever since me and my husband have been together. (12 years this November) Christmas when I was a child was filled with a bunch of horrible memories and it took me a long time to get over it. All I know is, even though I don't have that much money this year I'm still pretty excited about Christmas

 

[jumoo044]

I feel the same way. I am cutting way back on my spending this year, but I am, for some reason, really looking forward to Christmas! I don't have kids, so I don't have to worry about that, but I buy stuff for nieces, nephews, etc. I think, when you're not spending a lot of money on gifts, you have to be more creativeand imaginative, to find a perfect gift for everyone!

 

[LOVEDISNEYLAND]

I feel the same way. I am cutting way back on my spending this year, but I am, for some reason, really looking forward to Christmas! I don't have kids, so I don't have to worry about that, but I buy stuff for nieces, nephews, etc. I think, when you're not spending a lot of money on gifts, you have to be more creativeand imaginative, to find a perfect gift for everyone!

Like you, my husband and I do not have kids yet to buy for but, we have nieces and nephews. I also buy books for the kids in my class for christmas. I try and get them all on sale so I have something to give them at Christmas.

 

[mum4jenn]

We are cutting WAY back. No Christmas presents to any family members outide our home and my dh and I will probably not give each other anything. Only our Dd will receive something this year snd probably not much. I am not even doing a gift exchange at work this year.

My Dh works a a tire plant that is on a list for possible closure and since Hurricane Ike hit their hours have been cut drastically. We just can't afford to spend much at all this year.